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What If You Got A Job You Actually Loved?

Finding the perfect job can be really tough. And sometimes, you think you've landed your dream job, but it doesn't end up reaching your expectations. But there are people out there who really love their jobs. Seriously! We have proof.

Reddit is an amazing place to get answers and inspiration from people's real life experiences. In this thread, Redditors post about why they love their chosen profession.

We scoured through the list, picked our favorites and divided our findings into five categories to make it easy for you to get inspired based on what you're looking for in a dream job. Here are our five categories: if you love working with people, if you love to travel, if you're looking for a med-school alternative, if you like working with your hands or outdoors and if you'd like to find a desk job that doesn't bore you to tears.

Working With People

Certified sign language interpreter. Decent salary, approx. $40,000 a year, work an average 30 hours a week. Work is varied and interesting, I go home and sleep well knowing I've spent my day helping other understand the world around them. I don't require much preparation, any equipment, and I don't create any waste. I show up, use my hands, email the invoice, get paid. It's nice... and I'll never be rich, but I've never lacked work.

I'm a therapist who works with children and teens in foster care. It's exhausting, the gratification definitely isn't instantaneous, and it doesn't pay well, but I still feel fortunate to be able to do it. I find the work fascinating and challenging; there's so much analyzing and problem-solving involved, and every situation is unique. I'm constantly learning new things about people, relationships, emotions, mental illness, etc. I think I could be in this field for 50 years and still learn something new every day.

I have a master's in Counseling and got a job right after grad school, although I consider myself pretty lucky because funding for mental health is always low and the jobs are sparse and competitive.

To be a good therapist you have to really love being a therapist. Personality is also a huge factor: The job requires you to be both analytical and compassionate, and those traits have to work harmoniously together.It's tough, but I can't see myself doing anything else.

I'm a speech language pathologist. It requires a master's degree to fully practice under most situations, but afterwards it can take you anywhere. You can work in a variety of settings, you can specialize in different aspects (stuttering, autism, brain injury, etc.) and you make a decent amount of money. It's also mostly women, and a vast majority of them are intelligent and attractive (C'mon guys, where are you?).

Physical therapy. There will always be a need for it, and even though it's a doctorate program for the full degree, getting the associate's along the way allows you to work in the field while going to school for your doctorate. In home health, you get to work with patients in their homes or you can work in a clinical setting, like a hospital or nursing home. Money is pretty good, but the real reward comes from watching someone take their first steps in months with your help. Truly amazing.